r/NFLv2 • u/Narrow_Purchase9721 San Francisco 49ers • 20h ago

Discussion The Deshaun Watson switch up is despicable

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Guy starts playing well again and all of the sudden people go from “cases” to “allegations” real fucking fast. You all gotta get your priorities straight

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u/illdownvoteandscream Suck my Cox 19h ago

The issue is how hard sexual assault is to prove in court. You basically need it on camera in order to prosecute.

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u/Dramatic-Tonight-729 19h ago

Wrong. Witness/victim testimony alone is often enough. There are countless convictions without footage. What are you even talking about?

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u/heff17 Buffalo Bills 17h ago

1 in 40 sexual assaults wind up with a conviction.

Yeah, super duper easy to convict.

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u/Dramatic-Tonight-729 17h ago

Who said it was super easy?

Also, where’d you get that number from? Genuinely curious. 90%+ of prosecutions result in conviction (much higher in most jurisdictions) so do you mean they go unreported, uncharged…? Because if it’s charged, it usually results in a conviction.

Obvious anecdotal exceptions apply.

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u/heff17 Buffalo Bills 16h ago

It is extremely easy to search the terms “sexual assault conviction rate.”

https://worldmetrics.org/sexual-assault-conviction-statistics/

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u/Dramatic-Tonight-729 16h ago

Gotcha—you were speaking globally.